There have been several surveys and reports of late that suggest law firms are spending a lot of money on AI but they haven’t yet figured out how use to benefit their clients. Or themselves. The consulting firm Harbor recently came out with their own report. It’s a little short on statistics and methodology but the conclusions seem simialr to…
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The Justice Department has announced that Deloitte and several affiliated entities agreed to pay $21.5 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with anti-discrimination obligations in federal contracts and by discriminating against employees and applicants. The settlement involves Deloitte LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP,…
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From August 4 – 6, 2026, the Commission on Professionalism was thrilled to once again coordinate the annual Jumpstart Orientation, a pre-law school preparation program designed to support first-generation students at Illinois law schools.
The program was created by Judge Ann Claire Williams (Ret.), who served in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. All nine Illinois law schools select…
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The Justice Department’s announcement of a $400 million settlement with TikTok and ByteDance over children’s privacy claims is a major federal enforcement event—and a clear signal that regulators continue to treat minors’ data practices as a top priority. By any measure, the size of the resolution places it among the most significant recent privacy outcomes involving a major consumer technology…
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Legal IT Insider spoke at ILTACON with Oyango Snell, president & CEO of the Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) about the shift within the corporate legal sector towards adopting more […]
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Pablo Arredondo, the Casetext cofounder who helped build some of the earliest and most influential applications of AI in legal practice, is joining Clio as senior vice president, judiciary, where he will lead the company’s strategy for extending its technology into the courts.The hiring marks Clio’s first dedicated move into the judiciary, an expansion the company describes as the…
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The Justice Department has announced a new National Fraud Detection Center, a prosecutor-led, multi-agency effort designed to generate criminal leads involving fraud against taxpayer-funded programs. Although this is not a court decision, it is a significant enforcement development with immediate implications for companies and individuals operating in heavily regulated sectors, especially healthcare, government procurement, and public benefits.

The new center…
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The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a $400 million settlement with TikTok and ByteDance resolving children’s privacy litigation under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. According to the government, the deal resolves a 2024 lawsuit alleging unlawful data practices involving minors and ranks among the largest recoveries ever obtained in a COPPA matter.

For companies operating consumer-facing digital platforms,…
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